RIO OIL & GAS 2016

He works at Petrobras since 2004, where he also held technical and managerial positions in the areas of thermal operation, supply and logistics of natural gas, sale of electricity and gas and energy marketing. Previously worked at Vale do Rio Doce, in logistics, and various energy efficiency improvement projects of buildings and installation and maintenance of renewable energy systems for small scale. He has a bachelor degree in electrical engineering and master's in energy systems at the Federal University of Pará.

He is responsible for business development and client management in the region. He has over 10 years of experience as consultant of Energy Efficiency. A specialist working in profit improvement projects, strategic energy reviews, and best practice implementation for the oil refining industry in various countries in Latin America. Felipe has a MSc in Refinery Design and Operations and Process Integration from the University of Manchester, England and a BSc. in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo, Brazil.

É um dos sócios fundadores da Barra Energia, exercendo o posto de Diretor Presidente da empresa.
É Presidente do Comitê da Exposição da Rio Oil & Gas 2016 e também Presidente do Comitê de Cooperação Empresarial da Fundação Getúlio Vargas - CCE / FGV, uma das mais prestigiosas Fundações de Estudos Econômicos do Brasil.
Foi Presidente da Repsol YPF no Brasil por 11 anos (até 2009), empresa que ajudou a fundar em 1998.
Foi um dos responsáveis pela criação do importante portfólio de E&P dessa companhia no Brasil, com destaque para a correta e pioneira decisão estratégica de entrar nos blocos do pré-sal da Bacia de Santos, que resultou em recursos potenciais para a Repsol da ordem de 2 bilhões de barris de óleo equivalente, e um valor de mercado (2010) de cerca de US$ 12 bilhões.
Foi Diretor de Exploração e Produção (E&P) da Petrobras – Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. – entre 1990 e 1995, sendo simultaneamente Membro do Conselho de Administração da Petrobras Holding e suas Subsidiárias.
Responsável pelas áreas de Exploração, Perfuração e Produção da Petrobras no Brasil, gerenciava ao redor de 22.000 pessoas e 837 gerentes.

He has managed projects in all the world’s producing regions with BP, Gaffney Cline & Associates and Schlumberger on assignments including licence and field bidding rounds, discovery development, field rehabilitation, portfolio evaluation in Mergers and Acquisitions, Competent Person’s Reports and reserve audits; e.g. Petrobras Initial Public Offering. Clients include NOCs, Majors, Independents and Banks. John has over twenty-five years of international experience in field Unitisation & Redetermination as an Independent Expert, Expert Witness and in advising clients in equity case preparation. In the last decade John has built and sold a small oil company and is now an independent consultant and a director of an energy investment company. John has worked in Brazil on several occasions and speaks Portuguese.

A senior Oilfield Service executive with over 20 years of experience and an exceptional career with growth, performance, delivery and management track record. Proven ability to manage field operations in six different countries, technology development and HR function at global level designing and implementing highly effective teams and successful strategies.